Washington Township Subdivision Tracker: 135 Luxury Homes at $1.3M-$2M, 52 Ranch Homes on Ohio 48, and the Clyo Road Widening Timetable

Washington Township, the largest of Montgomery County's nine townships at about 63,479 residents, has roughly 500 new housing units in the approval or construction pipeline as of October 2026. The largest pieces: Design Homes' Mill Creek East and West (135 luxury single-family homes priced around $1.3M to $2M on Clyo and Nutt Roads), Peebles Homes' Savanna Walk (52 ranch homes on Ohio 48), and CRG Residential's Parkside Preserve (272 apartments at Yankee Street and West Spring Valley Pike, now leasing). This tracker lists who is building what, where the recorded plat maps live, what premium lots cost, and the road projects that will serve these neighborhoods.

In our practice helping buyers and sellers in Washington Township, the most common new-construction surprise is the gap between the sales-office map and the recorded plat. The plat that matters for your lot line is the one recorded with the Montgomery County Recorder, not the rendering in the model home. This page is the reference we hand buyers before they commit to a homesite. Every development, road project, and price range below was checked against township, county, ODOT, and builder records in October 2026. This is general education about new construction and subdivision records, not legal, tax, title, or mortgage advice; confirm current pricing, timelines, and contract terms with the builder, your attorney, and your title company before you act.

Which new subdivisions are under construction or approved in Washington Township right now?

The tracker below covers the developments that are actively selling, under construction, or publicly approved as of October 2026. Mill Creek East and West are the headline projects: 135 luxury homes on roughly 85 acres of combined ground, with lots running 0.35 to 0.76 acres at 90 to 100 feet of frontage and 160 to 175 feet of depth, all in the Centerville City Schools attendance area. Savanna Walk is a smaller, faster-moving project: 52 ranch-style homes on about 12 acres of a roughly 27-acre tract at 10165 Dayton Lebanon Pike, with floor plans from about 1,701 to 2,520 square feet. Parkside Preserve is the rental side of the pipeline, 272 apartments in 11 buildings on about 32 acres of former farmland just north of the Yankee Trace golf community.

Development	Builder / developer	Type	Units	Location	Status (Oct 2026)	Price range
Mill Creek East	Design Homes	Single-family luxury	38	North of Social Row Road along Clyo Road	Approved; coming soon	~$1.3M-$2M
Mill Creek West	Design Homes	Single-family luxury	97	Clyo and Nutt Roads	Approved late 2025; expansion of Washington Twp. Estates	~$1.3M-$2M
Savanna Walk	Peebles Homes	Ranch-style single-family	52	Ohio 48, between Hibberd Drive and Social Row Road	Proposed July 2025; ~$22M project	Plans 1,701-2,520 sq ft
Parkside Preserve	CRG Residential	Apartments (11 buildings)	272	Yankee Street and West Spring Valley Pike	Broke ground Aug. 26, 2025; leasing 2026	Rents ~$1,419-$2,200+
Sorrento	M/I Homes	Single-family	10 floor plans	9014 Sorrento Place	Now selling	~$478K-$855K
Washington Glen	M/I Homes	Single-family	Multiple plans	10010 Washington Glen Drive	Now selling	From ~$539K
Downing Farm	Peebles Homes	Ranch bungalows, maintenance-free	~35	Off Social Row Road, west of Ohio 48	Selling	From ~$477K
Heritage Station	Not publicly detailed	Luxury residential	Part of 500+ unit pipeline	Washington Township	Proposed; reported Nov. 2024	Not published

Sources: Dayton Daily News reporting on Mill Creek, Savanna Walk, and Parkside Preserve; Design Homes; Peebles Homes; M/I Homes; NewHomeSource; and the Parkside Preserve community site, all accessed October 13, 2026. Builder price ranges move with each phase release; confirm current pricing with the sales office.

One context number matters for all of this: Washington Township (which includes the city of Centerville) counted 61,682 residents in the 2020 Census and is estimated at about 63,479 in 2026, with 27,627 households, according to the township's own demographic page. That is roughly 2.5 percent growth since 2020, and it is why the township's development review calendar is full. For school questions, the district boundary is the objective fact to check: most of these developments sit in the Centerville City Schools attendance area, and the district publishes its own boundary maps and enrollment data. Compare the district's published information against the exact address before you assume an assignment.

Where do I look up a plat map for a Washington Township lot?

A plat map is the official drawing of a subdivision: lot lines, dimensions, street rights-of-way, easements, and any dedicated public land. For unincorporated Washington Township land, the final approved plat is recorded with the Montgomery County Recorder under Ohio Revised Code Chapter 711, and that recording is the legally controlling document for your lot. There are four public places to look, and each shows something different:

• Montgomery County Recorder: final recorded plats, the legal record of every subdivision. Plat books are public records and can be searched in person or through the recorder's office.
• Montgomery County Auditor: the free GIS parcel viewer at mcohio.org/629/GIS shows parcel boundaries, ownership, and tax data on a map, plus archived plat books and map books.
• Montgomery County Planning Commission: the platting authority for unincorporated township land, reviewing preliminary and final plats under the county's Subdivision Regulations, published at selectmcohio.com/planning.
• Washington Township Development Services: the township publishes the zoning map, the Comprehensive Land Use Plan, the Future Land Use Map, and the Zoning Resolution at washingtontwp.org, and runs an online services portal for planning and zoning applications.

In practice, we use the Auditor's GIS viewer first because it is free and fast, then confirm the recorded plat through the Recorder when the lot line matters, which it always does for a new-construction lot that has not been built out yet. The Montgomery County Engineer also publishes private development design standards that govern how new subdivision roads are built, which is worth reading when a development promises a new street.

How much do builders charge for premium lots in Washington Township?

No Washington Township builder publishes a fixed dollar figure for lot premiums, because the premium is quoted per homesite during selection. What is consistent across the market is what a premium buys: pond or water views, wooded surroundings, walk-out basements, larger or irregular lots, and corner or cul-de-sac placement. At Mill Creek, the premium drivers are visible in the lot itself: 0.35 to 0.76 acres with 90 to 100 feet of frontage, on ground that slopes toward the creek corridor, so walk-out and daylight-basement sites carry the highest premiums. At Downing Farm, the price includes maintenance services (lawn care and snow removal), which is a different cost structure than a lot premium because it is a recurring service included in the purchase. At Washington Glen, the premium is partly amenity-driven: trails and resort-style common areas are funded through the community's assessments, so the base price and the monthly assessment both matter.

The practical takeaway: ask the sales office for the premium sheet for the exact phase you are buying, because premiums reset with every phase release and the same plan can carry a five-figure difference between a standard interior lot and a wooded walk-out. Then ask what the premium includes, because some builders roll the premium into the base price of the plan and others keep it as a separate line item that affects your loan amount and your tax basis.

What road and sewer infrastructure is being built to serve these subdivisions?

The two corridors carrying most of the new construction, Clyo Road and Social Row Road, both have funded improvement projects on the books. The City of Centerville and the Montgomery County Engineer are widening Clyo Road to a consistent three-lane roadway with a center turn lane between St. Leonard Way and Ole Quaker Court, including a new traffic signal at Dimco Way, under ODOT project 119553, with construction scheduled from spring 2028 through fall 2029 at an estimated cost of about $4.78 million. The Montgomery County Engineer is widening Social Row Road from two to five lanes from Waterbury Ridge Lane east to Sheehan Road, about 4,650 feet, with a shared-use path and stormwater treatment; construction began in June 2025 and runs to roughly September 2026 under a contract of about $7.1 million. ODOT also has a resurfacing project on Ohio 48 from the southern county line to Sheehan Road at about $1.64 million, and a safety upgrade at the Clyo and Bigger Road intersection scheduled for fall 2028 through summer 2030.

Project	Lead agency	Scope	Timeline	Est. cost
Clyo Road widening	City of Centerville / Montgomery County Engineer	Three lanes with center turn lane, St. Leonard Way to Ole Quaker Court, signal at Dimco Way (ODOT PID 119553)	Construction spring 2028-fall 2029	~$4.78M
Clyo Road at Bigger Road	ODOT	Traffic-safety intersection upgrade (PID 119550)	Construction fall 2028-summer 2030	~$1.5M
Social Row Road, Phase 1	Montgomery County Engineer	Two to five lanes, Waterbury Ridge Lane to Paragon Road, shared-use path (PID 113360)	Began June 2025	Part of ~$7.1M contract
Social Row Road, Phase 2	Montgomery County Engineer	Paragon Road to Sheehan Road (PID 115191)	Through ~September 2026	Part of ~$7.1M contract
Ohio 48 resurfacing	ODOT	Southern Montgomery County line to Sheehan Road	Programmed	~$1.64M
Mill Creek sewer capacity	Montgomery County Engineer / developer	Sewer capacity resolved after an earlier halt on the site	Resolved; development proceeding	Not published

Sources: ODOT project pages 119553 and 119550; Washington Township County Infrastructure Projects page; Montgomery County Engineer Social Row Road project page; Centerville news releases, all accessed October 13, 2026. Schedules and costs change with funding and weather; confirm current dates with the lead agency.

Sewer capacity is the infrastructure item buyers rarely see on a sales sheet, and it is the one that has actually stalled a Washington Township project. The Mill Creek site was halted early in its history when the county engineer's office said there was no sewer capacity for the development; that capacity question was later resolved, which is what allowed the project to proceed. Before you buy a new-construction lot anywhere in the township, ask the builder and the county engineer's office whether the site has a confirmed sewer allocation, because an unserved lot can sit for years.

How long does subdivision approval take in Montgomery County?

For unincorporated township land, the approval path runs through the Montgomery County Planning Commission, which reviews preliminary and final plats under the county's Subdivision Regulations. The township's Development Services department performs the preliminary development review and boards and commissions act on zoning matters, with applications and agendas published through the township's OpenGov portal. The sequence is preliminary plat, final plat, then recording with the Montgomery County Recorder, and the calendar is measured in months, not weeks. The Savanna Walk project was first reported in July 2025 and was still listed as coming soon in October 2026, which is a typical pace for a 52-lot subdivision. The Mill Creek West expansion was reported in late 2025 and approved as part of a combined 135-home program with Mill Creek East, showing how a builder with an approved site can move faster than a greenfield application.

How do I track what is coming next in Washington Township?

Four public feeds cover the pipeline. The Washington Township OpenGov portal publishes planning and zoning applications and board agendas. The Montgomery County Planning Commission publishes preliminary and final plat submissions on its meeting agendas. The Montgomery County Auditor GIS viewer shows parcel-level ownership, which is how you spot a large tract changing hands before a development application appears. And the township's County Infrastructure Projects page tracks the road work that usually precedes or follows a subdivision. If you are deciding between a resale home and a new build, the calendar on that infrastructure page is a better predictor of your future commute than the builder's marketing timeline.

The subdivision tracker pairs naturally with the other guides in this series. Our Washington Township market watch page tracks median prices, days on market, and inventory for the township, our guide to how new construction affects Dayton resale values explains what a wave of new builds does to existing-home pricing nearby, and our guide to moving to Dayton covers neighborhoods, schools, commute times, and cost of living for the whole metro.